Fence-stay



H. W. DURSETT.

FENBE' STAY.'

(Application filed Oct. 1, 1898.) (No Model.)

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FENCE-STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,599, dated June 6,1899.

Application filed October 1, 1898.

To (tZZ whom it 'nmgl concern:

Be it known that I, HARDIN WALLACE DOR- SETT, of Spearville, in thecounty of Ford and State of Kansas, haveinvented anew and ImprovedFence-Stay, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The purpose of this invention is to provide superior means for bracingand staying the running wires of wire fences; and to this end theinvention embodies a structure formed of integral malleable metalcomprising a rolled or tubulated main portion with a notched flange tohold the wires and with a spur and foot at the bottom, the spur servingto enter the ground and the foot bearing thereon to brace the entirestructure.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding partsin all the figures.

Figure 1 is a View of a fence having several of my improved staysapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a stay disconnectedfrom the fence. Fig. 3 is asimilar View having the wire-receivingnotches closed to hold the wires, and Fig. l is a cross-section on theline 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The stay is formed of an integral section of sheet metal, preferablygalvanized and bent or otherwise shaped, with a tubular main part a,from which stands the flange Z). The lower end of the main part a has apointed spur c, and the lower end of the flange b is bent horizontallyto form the foot (Z.

The flange b has a series of notches 6 pro- $erial No. 692,424. (Nomodel.)

duced therein, and adjacent each'uotch and forming a portion of thelower wall of the same is a lip e,which when the stay is not appliedassumes the position shown in Fig. 2, and when the stay is applied tothe fence,the wires being respectively held in the notches e, the lips care bent into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thus closing thenotches and holding the wires firmly in place.

WVhen the stay is in use, the spur c is driven into the ground and thefoot cl rests on the surface thereof. This structure securely braces thefence and prevents the wires from sagging or becoming otherwisedisplaced.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- A fence-stay consisting of an integral sectionof sheet metal having a portion rolled into tubular form and having oneedge bent radially from such tubular portion and extending beyond theother edge whereby to form a wire-holding flange the tubular portion atits lower end tapering to a point adapted to enter the ground and theflange being separated from the' tubular portion at such lower end andbent at an angle, whereby to form a foot adapted to rest upon thesurface of the ground when the point is driven therein, as and for thepurpose set forth.

HARDIN WVALLAOE DORSETT.

Witnesses:

J. O. GILBERT, H. CLAY BAIRD.

